The 2021 edition of AnimeJapan on March 27-28 was held purely online due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and definitely had a few less announcement than past years, with that said, we still got tons of news on upcoming or newly revealed anime series and movies, including My Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission - When is the third MHA movie coming out and how is it linked to season 5?

New trailer (June 16, update)

The official account for the My Hero Academia anime shared a new trailer and commercials for the movie.

AnimeJapan 2021 revealed a brand new trailer, a new key visual, and a release date for the third MHA movie featuring Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki. You can find everything below.

Can you watch the MHA movie without having seen Season 5?

Studio Bones is the anime studio handling the movie. The music is by Yuki Hayashi like the TV series. Moreover, My Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission is a brand new original story. with original mangaka Kohei Horikoshi supervising the story. This means you'll be able to watch the movie even if you haven't seen Season 5. The two aren't linked, and the movie is standalone.

When does My Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission comes out? Release date

The third MHA movie, My Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission, will be launching in Japanese theaters on August 6, 2021. A date was not published in Ameirca or outside Japan yet. It's likely the movie will launch in western theaters a few months after its Japanese roadshow. Moreover, simulcast services like Funimation and Crunchyroll might bring the third MHA movie to their platforms as well.

The new trailer focuses on Deku, Bakuo and Todoroki, sent in a special mission and wearing new stealth suits. The text narration mentions the heroes have two hours to save the world.

Meanwhile, season 5 of My Hero Academia has just started in Japan and in simulcast on Crunchyroll on March 27.

New episodes of My Hero Academia Season 5 are published at 04:30 AM ET / 01;30 AM PT every saturdays on Crunchyroll for premium members.

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Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) is a manga by Kouhei Horikoshi started in 2014 in Shonen Jump. Viz and Manga Plus are handling the American publication. The manga currently has over 25 volumes, and already had multiple anime seasons adaptations, including movies.

A console game series titled My Hero Academia One’s Justice was published by Bandai Namco as well in 2018. A sequel, My Hero One's Justice 2 was published in 2020.